- Vehicles
- 21,759
- Built between
- Nov 1996 – Jun 1999
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 18 October 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1996 and June 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Sit'n'stroll 3240Built November 1996 to June 1999
What the defect is
Equipment description: 1996-1999 sit'n'stroll rear-facing and forward-facing convertible car seats, model 3240, manufactured between november 1, 1996, and june 30, 1999. These seats fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." the sit'n'stroll was recommended for usage in the rear-facing seating configuration by children not weighing more than 25 pounds.
What could happen
The child seats were not certified as meeting the 25 pound weight requirement of this standard.
What gets fixed
SAFELINE KIDS WILL SEND NEW LABELS TO REGISTERED OWNERS TO BE PLACED OVER THE EXISTING LABELS WHICH WILL RECOMMEND THAT A CHILD NOT WEIGHING MORE THAN 22 POUNDS BE PLACED IN THE REAR-SEATING CONFIGURATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 18, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1996 to June 1999
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 October 2001
- Owners notified18 October 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 October 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact safeline kids at 800-829-1625.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SAFELINE KIDS, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 01E052000)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.